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Teen Thomas Strong Strips Naked Before Ataturk Statue, Deported
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by Scott Wu | August 18, 2009 at 10:40 am
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British teenager Thomas Strong, 19, was deported from Turkey after arrested for stripping naked and swearing in front of an Ataturk Statue. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, and acts of insulting Ataturk is punishable by imprisonment.
On Sunday, Strong was seen dropping his shorts in front of the statue while on holiday in Marmaris. The police arrived in minutes and arrested him. Turkish authorities believed Strong must be drunk or suffering from mental disorders, but health report showed nothing unusual.
Ayhan Hatay, who watched Strong’s actions in horror, said: “We couldn’t believe what we were seeing. Lots of tourists come and look at the Ataturk statue and take pictures. But this lad was something else – he stripped his clothes off and started waving his manhood and swearing at Ataturk.
“The police were there in minutes and took him away in handcuffs. To be honest he’s lucky it was the police that took him – Ataturk is the father of the Turkish Republic and a national hero – the local boys wanted to kill him for being so insulting – what is it about the British that they seem to enjoy being so rude and disrespectful.”
Strong told the court, "I don't know why I did it". He was subsequently ordered to be immediately deported and banned from Turkey for 5 years.
For some Turks, the punishment was not severe enough. A Facebook group called "String up Strong" was formed after the incident, wanting him to be hanged.
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at 01:33 on August 19th, 2009
i was there and no he didnt swear or was disrespectful so get a life
at 06:47 on August 21st, 2009
l hope tom strong has enjoyed his life because it will soon be over
at 06:53 on August 21st, 2009
did we not expect these typical action from british tourists? do british people come to turkey and other countrys for that matter for a holiday and do sight see? l think not! that is why british people are the most disrespecptful people in this world! we have heard about the survey that expeida has done! british tourists (scum) are the worst behaved in europe! l would think twice if l was british about visting turkiye!
at 06:57 on August 21st, 2009
well well another typical british person showing us what they really are and like to do on these so called holidays! he is very lucky that the police did not take their own actions! because l would have shot this animal! and that goes for all the rest of you british animals!no wonder you are voted europes worst behaved tourists!
at 06:57 on August 21st, 2009
well well another typical british person showing us what they really are and like to do on these so called holidays! he is very lucky that the police did not take their own actions! because l would have shot this animal! and that goes for all the rest of you british animals!no wonder you are voted europes worst behaved tourists!
at 08:15 on August 21st, 2009
haha you a legend strong hope you had a laugh. the team is gunna love you when we get back to work haha.btw you boring gits tom strong isnt a typical british person
at 05:08 on August 24th, 2009
tom strong m8 u iz a legend hahah thm silly turkish cunts and there silly statue lol u turkes need to chill out its only a statue so carm down its not like he put his man hood up Mustafa Kemal Ataturk by the way wish is a shit statue i could of made somthing better out of clay.
at 12:04 on August 27th, 2009
fuck u borin turkish twats get a life hahahahah
at 14:51 on August 27th, 2009
he was only posing for a picture you turkish twats
at 08:50 on August 31st, 2009
"well well another typical british person showing us what they really are" Um how about no? You can't say an entire nation behaves in the this way. Yes we're stastically Europe's worst tourists and it's shameful, but that does not mean every-single-british-person behaves in this way. Way to generalise and show how close-minded you are...
at 11:47 on September 1st, 2009
tom strong is a living legend what harm has he done to anyone none just having a good laugh as only tom knows how pity the turks can't hack it they don't complain when they are taking our money off us on holiday their record on human rights leaves a lot to be desired anyway. I have lnow tom for 5 years absolutly sound bloke keep flying the flag tom bass .s.c
at 16:28 on September 15th, 2009
What a moron, no wonder the turks are so pissed off! I mean seriously...who does that!
at 00:37 on September 18th, 2009
To selcuk and attila:You two are deluded. Come on. How ignorant are you both? There's what, 61 million people in the UK, and you've just summed how each and every one of them behave while on holiday? Should we assume that all male Turks abroad are leering perverted greasy men who harrass you if you have blonde hair? That's what I see a lot of the time (and I live in Istanbul) - men harassing women.The idiot that did this - and he is an idiot, and this is also proven by his friends making comments here - is in the minority. A case of too much alocohol. As it states, he's only 19, so are his friends probably. They're young, stupid and totally ignorant as well. He should have known there's a law against such actions against Ataturk's name. Hopefully he'll wise up one day. I assure you though, most Brits behave well abroad. It's the small minority that misbehave, therefore grabbing the news headlines, which then makes people like you two assume all Brits are bad abroad. They don't talk about the millions of British tourists that are perfectly well behaved do they? Course not, that's not news. Selcuk, to say you'd shoot him shows what a total idiot you are, too. Should I shoot the next dirty animal Turkish man I see harassing a female tourist?